While crab apple tree wood is strong and does not suffer from significant winter/ice damage, proper pruning will keep the tree structure sound and minimize any branch damage. Remove dead or ...

When damage extends into the white wood, the cambium layer has usually ... A reader asks if this flowering crab apple tree can be saved after porcupines ate the bark over the winter.

Your tree could have apple scab ... They can also provide a list of disease-resistant crab apple varieties. Q. For the last two years the mulch in my garden has been covered with a very ugly ...

Is your crab apple tree resplendent in delicate blossoms in spring … or does it develop ugly spots on fruits and leaves? When you spray fungicides, prune your tree well and keep it as healthy as ...

A: As much as it’s a wonderful small garden tree, the ornamental crab apple is also vulnerable to ... bag and dispose of all the wood and foliage off-site or burn it) and then replace it with ...

And genetic studies of crab apple trees - Britain’s last wild variety ... Andrew Crowley Crab apple wood was also burned by the Celts during fertility rites and festivals, and Shakespeare ...

I have just planted two crab apple trees in my garden, and now is the best time to plant them – as well as to enjoy their jewel-like fruits in future years. The crab apple is one of the best ...

While crab apple tree wood is strong and does not suffer from significant winter/ice damage, proper pruning will keep the tree structure sound and minimize any branch damage. Remove dead or broken ...